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How do I stop Orca Screen Reader?

I accidentally opened Orca Screen Reader from the Dash when I was trying to open Screenshot. Now everything I type or click on is spoken out loud. How do I make it stop? For reference, here is a screenshot of Orca Screen Reader running:
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Configure proxy for APT?

I need to configure proxy. There wasn't apt.conf file in /etc/apt/ so I've created it using nano. But I don't understand what I need to write there. I've written http_proxy = http://lgn:pwd@192.168.1.254:8080/ there and then restarted networking.…
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What do I select for "GRUB install devices" after an update?

After running Update Manager, a debconf window (titled "Configuring grub-pc"), popped up, requiring me to select the appropriateGRUB install devices for my system. I've made no changes to grub or the filesystem recently, and I don't remember what…
belacqua
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How to search for all the files starting with the name "ABC" in a directory?

I need to search for files starting with some particular name. There can be multiple files starting with a particular pattern and I want to list all such files present in the directory.
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SSH Public Key - No supported authentication methods available (server sent public key)

I have a 12.10 server setup in a virtual machine with its network set to bridged (essentially will be seen as a computer connected to my switch). I installed opensshd via apt-get and was able to connect to the server using putty with my username and…
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What's the difference between a Long Term Support Release and a Normal Release?

What are the differences between an Ubuntu Long Term Support release (LTS) and a normal release?
Olivier Lalonde
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How to uninstall VMware Player?

I want to uninstall VMware Player on my Ubuntu 12.04 LTS system. How should I uninstall it?
Fanoy
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How can I use Netflix on Ubuntu?

Is there a way to stream Netflix content to my Ubuntu machine?
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How do I deal with "unauthenticated sources" errors in the Software Center?

Any install that I'm trying through the Software Center is telling me: Requires installation of untrusted packages: The action would require the installation of packages from not authenticated sources. I did an apt-get update from the command…
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How to upgrade cmake in Ubuntu

CMake Error at CMakeLists.txt:1 (cmake_minimum_required): CMake 3.6.0 or higher is required. You are running version 3.5.1 -- Configuring incomplete, errors occurred! I know Ubuntu uses stable releases that it can support, but some repos require…
Wolf
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MySQL GUI Tools

Does anyone have any good ideas as to native MySQL GUI clients for Ubuntu? So far I've tried MySQL Workbench, which never seemed to work properly, phpMyAdmin which I found a bit slow, and Navicat which is a windows port and runs under wine, but none…
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Reload bash's .profile without logging out and back in again

Is it possible to coerce bash to reload the .profile file without logging out and back in again?
Matty
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How do I reset GNOME to the defaults?

I was playing around with some settings, and now I need to reset GNOME to it's defaults - how do I do that?
jrg
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Virtualbox Kernel driver not installed

I tried to use my Virtual Box and this is the error I received - (I just updated to the new Ubuntu also) and I am VERY new at this Linux OS. Kernel driver not installed (rc=-1908) The VirtualBox Linux kernel driver (vboxdrv) is either not loaded…
Cyndi
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How to read "service --status-all" results

I need to identify the currently running services but I can't figure out the results of running service --status-all, I mean what does ?, - and + mean ? $ service --status-all [ + ] acpid [ + ] anacron [ + ] apparmor [ ? ] apport [ ? ] …
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